Weather, Closures, Forest Fires

12:32: A number of active wildfires throughout the region have resulted in evacuation orders and alerts for several communities. Residents from Armstrong, Whitesand First Nation, and Collins First Nation are currently seeking shelter in Thunder Bay. In addition, residents of Upsala, Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation, and the surrounding area are currently evacuating, while those in the area of ...

Northwest Region Updated: July 13, 2026 at 9:40 p.m.  Central Daylight Time (CDT) A total of 31 new wildland fires were discovered in the Northwest Region by the evening of July 13. Fort Frances Sector Fort Frances 38 (FOR038) is located north of Hwy. 11 near Duck Lake, approximately 26 kilometres east of Atikokan. The 5.0 hectare fire received air attack July 13 and is not under control. ...

Northeast Region Updated: July 13, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today. Two wildland fires were confirmed last night after the update was issued: Wawa 15 (WAW015) is 0.7 hectares in size and is not under control. This fire is located on the eastern shore of Lake Superior in Lake ...

Northeast Region Updated: July 12, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) There was 4 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Cochrane 37 (COC037) is 0.1 of a hectare and is located approximately 10 kilometres southeast of Wade Lake, and 20 kilometres east of Pyne Road. The fire is now out. Wawa 14 (WAW014) is 3 hectares and ...

Jul 12, 2026 at 18:50 The White River Fire Department has a caution for travellers passing between White River and Wawa. “Please use caution east of White River. There is another forest fire in the O’Brien area, but the MNR are on it with a crew and helicopters and a water bomber. We were out there earlier as MNR came ...

Northeast Region Updated: July 11, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) There was 1 new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Wawa 13 (WAW013) is 0.4 of a hectare and is located approximately 1 kilometre southwest of Crocker’s Lake, and 0.75 of a kilometre northwest of Little Owl Lake. The fire is not under control. There ...

Jul 11, 2026 at 19:24 CLEARED (6:00 p.m.): Highway 11-17 all lanes have reopened near Highway 527 following a collision. ^pia ~ SITUATION NORMALE (18 h) : Toutes les voies de l’autoroute 11-17 ont été rouvertes à la circulation près de l’autoroute 527 à la suite d’un accident. Jul 11, 2026 at 16:24 UPDATE (4:13 p.m.): Highway 11-17 has reopened ...

The warm/hot and dry weather has created pockets of extreme forest fire risk in the region as show by the red in the map to the right. Lake Superior Park is entirely in a pocket, and the other extends from around White River to Hornepayne. The White River Fire Department asks, “Our forest fire rating has increased to extreme. Please ...

This evening, the majority of Greenstone’s land area became rated as extreme fire hazard. The forecast for the coming days does not show any significant rainfall predicted. In the interest of community safety, a full fire ban is being implemented effective 12:01 a.m. Sunday, July 12, 2026. A fire ban suspends any issued burn permits, meaning there is no way ...

Northeast Region Updated: July 10, 2026 at 6:25 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) There were 2 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Cochrane 35 (COC035) is 1 hectare and located on an island on Ritchie Lake. The fire is not under control. Cochrane 36 (COC036) is 0.2 of a hectare and located along the west side of Groundhog River, ...

Northeast Region Updated: July 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There was one wildland fire confirmed yesterday evening after our update: North Bay 22 (NOR022) was 0.1 of a hectare in size and was located along the north shore of Burnt Island, just under a kilometre south ...

Northeast Region Updated: July 8, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Cochrane 33 (COC033) is 127 hectares and is located approximately 43 kilometres northwest of Ghost Lake and 77 kilometres northeast of Big Trout Lake. The fire is being observed. Cochrane 34 (COC034) is 1356 hectares and is located approximately 7 kilometres north of Winisk River and 27 kilometres south ...

Northeast Region Updated: July 7, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) There were 6 new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Sudbury 15 (SUD015) is 0.2 of a hectare and is located approximately 3 kilometres south of Whitewater Lake and 5 kilometres north of Municipal Road 55. The fire is being held. Sudbury 16 (SUD016) is 0.4 ...

Northeast Region Updated: July 6, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) There were 7 new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Wawa 9 (WAW009) is 0.1 of a hectare and is located approximately 0.4 of a kilometre east of Upper Taradale Lake, and 2.2 kilometres northeast of Stillwell Lake. The fire is under control. Wawa 10 (WAW010) ...

Northeast Region Updated: July 5, 2026 at 7:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Five new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Cochrane 32 measures 2.8 hectares. It is located approximately 2 kilometres northwest of Harty. Two CL-415 waterbombers and a lead birddog aircraft were on the scene this afternoon. Two FireRanger crews are responding. A helicopter with belly tank assisted crews ...